I have written several times on this blog about urtification with Stinging Nettles for pain. I am a nettle fan! The trouble with nettles is you can’t carry them around like you could with a Tens Machine, say, as one … Continue reading
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I fear to say it in case I upset Fate, about CBD and nettles
This is my fourth day virtually pain free. I fear to speak it out loud in case it’s a karmic glitch! Just like my 2017 episode, I have tried every conceivable way to get rid of 1. piriformis syndrome, 2. … Continue reading
In praise of stinging nettles
Several years ago, I wrecked my shoulder metal detecting. In the beginning, Mr Furlong worked the machine and did heavy digging. I could work the probe! But then he had, first, a mini stroke and then a heart attack, So … Continue reading
Peas and nettles
This morning I sat with my wrist draped over a frozen peas packet. It’s quite painful. But maybe the icy pain is just a distraction from the real pain.
Dogs and nettles – solution
The Furlong dog has just been to the vet again. In chatting to the vet, I said “Why is it he can stick his nose on a stinging nettle and doesn’t seem to get stung?” And the vet said “Oh, … Continue reading
New nettles from old
The best stinging nettles are not always easy to find. The best ones STING.
Stinging nettles for hay fever
One of the Furlong daughters suffers from bad hay fever. I gave her a lovely gift. It was my winter stinging nettle – a good stinger – that has recovered wonderfully from its indoor sojourn by being out in the … Continue reading
Stinging nettles and diabetes
I am a peripheral diabetic – Type 11 threatening but not actually. For a year I have controlled my blood sugar with diet.
Stinging nettles and pain
A year ago, I wrecked my shoulder metal detecting. In the beginning, Mr Furlong worked the machine and did heavy digging. I could work the probe! But then he had, first, a mini stroke and then a heart attack, So … Continue reading
I got fired
Yesterday was our interview with a gardener chap. We wished to employ him on a monthly basis to pop in and clean up our small garden. Much of it is gravelled or paved. Our garden might be small, but I … Continue reading